The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post

ckhd · 12-23-2002, 06:17 PM

You've got to be careful about decoders. If they are made for older pickups, then you usually need to leave the first C off to get the decoders to work. Go back to the same decoder and punch it in without the first C and see what you get. If your pickup was a '71, it would have a VIN like CE141FXXXXXX, but starting in '72 there was the extra C thrown in at the start. I think it was actually the start of standardizing VINs so that the manufacturer was part of it (C= Chevy)? I don't know for sure.

12-23-2002, 06:17 PM	#5
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	You've got to be careful about decoders. If they are made for older pickups, then you usually need to leave the first C off to get the decoders to work. Go back to the same decoder and punch it in without the first C and see what you get. If your pickup was a '71, it would have a VIN like CE141FXXXXXX, but starting in '72 there was the extra C thrown in at the start. I think it was actually the start of standardizing VINs so that the manufacturer was part of it (C= Chevy)? I don't know for sure. __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?